Beet-harvester.



l P. c. HARDING. I BBET HARVESTER. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 9, 198.

937,994. l Patented Oct. 26, 1909.'

5 SHEETS-SHBET 1.

E. C. HARDING. BERT HARVESTER.'

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 9, 1908.

Patented o@t.'26,1909.

5 sund-SHEET 2.

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P. c. HARDING. BBET HARVESTER.

APPLIo'ATIoN FILED 0012.9-, 190s.

Patented Oct. 26, .1909.

F. G. HARDING.

BERT HARVESTER.

APPLIGATION FILED 00T. 9, 190s.

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

5 SHBBTSfSHEET, 4.

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UNirEDsTATEs PATENT onirica.

FREDERIC C. HvARDING', 0F DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO NELSON Gf. LAWSON, 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

. i BEM-HARVESTER.'

Specification of Letters Patent. :patented Oct. 26 19' n Ef.

Application filed October 9, 1908. Serial No. 456,984. p

-To all whom 'tt may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIC C. lLiioiNc, a citizen of the United States, residing at Deliver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Beet-Harvester, of which the tollen-'ing is a specification. v

This invention has reference to improvements in beet harvestersv and is designed to provide a machine which will remove the top of the beet and then litt the beet root. from the ground and direct thetop or calyx and theroot to different points of deposit.

In accordance with the present invention there are provided two supporting rollers spaced apart for-a suitable distance by a framework designed to carry certain portions of the structure and to which draft knife or cutter which will remove the calyx.

from the beet root, and as soon as this is accomplished the -bect root is engaged by fingers which have been inserted into the ground at a suitable angle to under-ride the beet and the latter is lifted out of the' ground and on to a suitable conveyer to be of the present invention twill be best under'- stood from a consideration ofthe following detai description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, with the understanding however that the inventionl is not Aconfined to any exact detail-Cf. of structure or shape of parts oi" arrangement 'ot vthe mechanism, since the structure may be variously modified withoutiu any manner departing l from the invention.

l'n the `drawings Figure l is a side eleva-4 tion of the structure with parts in section. Fig. 2 is rear elevation of the machine with parts broken away. Fig'. 3 -is a longi- .ledge 14 arouiidwrhich is formed a radial each aninilus 13 in the respective drum 1 or tudiiial section of the machine taken partly .on the line A-B and `partly on the line .ening ring or rib 3 which may be either formed on the rollers 1 and 2 or be secured thereto as desired.

Near the vinner edge the roller 1 has on its inner periphery an annular track 4 and the roller 2 has a similar 'annulartrack 5 each track being formed about midway of its width with an annular loove 6 forthe reception of a `series of ro 1ers 7 arranged upon axles 8 in spaced pairs. The several pairs of rollers in each drumare-connected together in spaced relation bye. rod 9 having at suitable and preferably'equal intervals loops 10 partially embracing the axles 8. The rollers 7 are maintained by the rods 9 iii equi-distantA relation and are capable' of rolling along the grooves 6 of the tracks 4 or as the case may be. The outer edge of i each track 4 and 5 is provided with an in-4 wardly directed angc 11, and the flange 11 oi the track '4 vis formed with internally directed gear teeth 1 2 the purpose of` which willhereinafter appear.

' .Housed in each drum about' coincident with the inner edge of the tracks 4er '5 as the case iuay be is a disk-like annulus 13 formedon the outer face with aii'annularv flange 15 .at the end of the j ledge remote from the a-iiiiulus 13. The ledge 14 of each annulus 13 'is iii `matched relation to the groove 6 ofthe corresponding -track 4 or 5 and theledge 'forms the inner'runway `for the rollers 7, tlies'e roliers serving to support 2. 'lhea'nuli 'I3-are connected together by cross pieces .or yokes 16, 17 and18, there being three suoli yokes equi-distantly spaced in the structure shown in the drawings.'v The yokes are connected -to each annulus by ineans of matched lugs 19 and bolts 20vn a." ,l

manner usual-1in metal structures. Fast to the yoke also to the annuli k13 is skeleton frame 2 1 shaped to support certain portions of the structure and' also :formed with a pocket or receptacle 22 for a draft pole 23 to which the draft animals may be attached.

Each track 4 and 5 is provided on the inner edge with an annular enlargement 24 for theattaclnnentto the track of segmental frames 25 best shown in F 1gs.45, 6 and 7.1 These `:trames are so shaped that they may project radially inward from the `enlargement 24 and forma continuous annular series on each drum 1 and 2 inside the annuxingdii these guides isa block 28 from which i "flrollergBOhthe said roller beingbeyond the thereprojects a stud or pint-le 29 carrying a Vcorrespondingedge oit'v the frame 25. The larger'end of theframe 25 1s formed with an @interior `shoulder 31 carrying' an anti-friction 'directing roller 32,for an elongated finger. 33, pivotally connected to the block 28 as indicated aty 34 and extending normally through aslot 35 in the corresponding end yofthe` frame 25 on the side thereof lopposite from the roller 30. .On each side of the frame v25'near the larger end thereof is a s'emi-circular recess 36, the several recessesv matching yone anotherfor the passage of sultablerbolts or machinescr'ews by means ofwhich the segmental :trames are attached to the enlargement 24 oiv the tracks 4 and 5. Un'oneside of each frame 25 there is pivoted aj tooth 37 projecting in a direction opposite from the rollerv30,fan,d the movement of thisA tooth 37 in one direction is limited by a stoppin 38 projecting from the frame 25,

When all the frames 25 are in place they are so located that the fingers 33 vand teeth 37 of'one set of frames project' toward vthe iingers 33 and teeth 37 of the other set of frames.v Under these conditions the rollers 30"pr`oject toward the annulus13 on the corres ondin roller l or 2. l

' n'eac .the'frames 25 there is formed a ledge 39 y.arranged inthe path of the respective set "of rollers 30 and beginning at a point near the bottom of the machine and slightly in front of the vertical plane coincident lWith the length of the axis/of the rollers'l and 2. Eachy ledge 39 con inues toward the front ofthe machine in n upward direction and l approaches the a s ofthe drums l and 2 until close tothe innerends offthe'frames 25 and'` `isthenI continued concentric {vit-h the aXisof the drums to a point/ approximately above the point" of beginning and ,l is .then directed toward the rear vofthe ma bine approximat'elyftangent tol the ,conc'e tric por.-

tracted inside the annulus 13 on the face toward` tive roller and froml tsl/fe frame 21, this entca e yof theiiange 4B` and over-riding y responding face ofthe drum which in the frames 25 at this point. The ledges-39 serve to control the fingers 33 by acting upon the rollers 30 and cause a longitudinal movement of the blocks 28 through .the length of the frames25, thereby causirig'a like movement` of the fingers 33.

Assuming the position of' the parts shown in Fig. 3 and considering a roller 30'just e'ngagingthe ledge 39 at the upper rear end thereofit will be seen that this roller when the corresponding drum isI rotated is engaged by the ledge 39 and the block 28 is caused to traverse the length of' the frame 25 retracting the fingerv 33 which before had been projected beyond the periphery of thecorresponding drum 1 or2 through the slot 35 in the frame 25. This retraction of the finger 33 continues as the, rotation vof the dr|uncontinues and the retraction progresses luntil the concentric portion of the ledge is reached, this being so located that the linger 33 under consideration is fully reperiphery of the drum 1 or 2;

As the machine. progresses over the ground the particular finger under consideratiolr willv ultimately be brought around toward the front of the machine' and be moved toward the ground. In the operation of the machine it is desirable that the finger be projected toward the'ground from the periphery oi" the respective drum, and at the same time be'forced into the ground to the desired depth by the time it has reached a point direct-lyslieneath the axis of the drums.`

For this purpose there is provided a rock shaft 40 jouilnaled.; in the yoke or frame 16 or in suitable) journal bearings formedv on the annuli 13w at appropriate points and this rock shaft 40 carries two arms-4.1, each arm being capable of being brought into operative relation to the rollers 30 in the frames 25 of the respective drum 1 or 2. Each arm 41 is keyed to the shaft 40 and is curved to agree with the curvature of the coincident portion of the ledge 39 so as to" be in parallelism therewith when inoperative relation to the rollers 30. The rock shaft 40.is under vthe control of a hand lever 42' having 'a handle 43 within easy reach of the operator who may be seated upon a suitable seat 44 on the top of the machinevand carriedby the frame 2l. The hand lever 42 may be made slightly elastic in-a lateral direction so that it may be locked in place by means of pms 45disposed at. suitable interVals'i-n av flangez/ 4Garranged outside of the respecbracket in thepres- Abeingot a length subst .ally-that carried by a lbracket/47 coming .the core particular structure shown in thel drawings,

1s the drum 2.. A similar bracket 48 may ex ,tend over the drum 1 to support certain parts of the. structure and also to protect the person of the operator.

The fingers 33- are progressively forced into the ground by the engagement of the rollers 30 with the arm 41, this forcing into the ground being carried to the full extent.

before the rollers 30 escape fronrthe free end of the arms 41. Sincethere Ais now ,no

' force tendin f to cause theretraction of the fingers 33 t ey will continue 'in thefprojected position until the' rollers are again brought into engagement with the ledges 39 at the upper rear end of the machine. Sometimes however it is necessary to backA the machine and then there is danger of the rollers already past the arms 41, engaging the free end of the arms and being directed thereby up above said arms and so becoming jammed. To avoid this each arm 41 is con-I nected at its free end to alink 49 at one end of the latter and the other end of eachlink 49 is provided with a pin 50 engaging in a guideway 51 for a purpose which will presently appear. VOn backing the machine the rollers 30 will always be directed. to the space between the arms 41 and the ledges 39 by the links 49. p

Projecting downward fromtlie frame 21 is a guiding. bracket in which is mounted for vertical movement the stem *53 of a plow 54, this plow bein of each leg of the U in a Aplow point 55.

v The plow points are separated sufficiently to straddle beets so as to loosen the dirt on each side thereof Without engaging. said.

in the form of an in-v verted U and terminating at` the vlower-endv beets antl the height ofthe. plow frame above the ground is suiicient to over-ride the beet tops. The stem 53 of vthe plow is provided at the rear side with af hook 56 to which is attached a chain 57 passing up and over an idler roller 58 jonrnaled in the yoke '16 and the other end of the chain engages the 'free end of a rock arm 59 fastI on the shaft 40.

Whenever the lever 42 is "operatedto move the arms 41 into operative relation `to the rollers 30l then the rock arm 59 israis'ed and the plow-54 is permitted to move down into proper relation to the ground. .lV'hen it is' esired to'move the machine from place to place without operating the fingers 33 then the hand lever 42 is moved in a direction to rock the shaft so as to raise the arms41 out.

'of operative relation" ,to the rollers-30, the pin in the links 49 then riding along the ways 51 vand the roel: arm 59 .is depressed and through the chain 57 passing over the pulley 58 causes the elevation ofthe plow 54 outI of operative relation 'to the ground. Now when the machine is moved over ,the

.ground the fingers 83 not being forced outward will not enter the 'ground and will remain housed within the frames'25. K

Attached to the rear sides of the arms of the plow 54 are two elastic strips' 60-60 approaching each other normally toward their rear ends. These strips 60 are secured at their rear ends in a cutter blade 61, the means of securing being pins 62 extending through slots 63 in said cutter blade 61, the latter being provided with inclined edges meeting at. a point at the front of the cutter blade as shown best in Fig. 8. Thep'cutter blade 61 secured 'to'aband 64 extending .between .the series of frames 25 near the tral portion'of the' drum l to the exterior thereof where they lead to a conveyer apronY 67 -mounted'in a. suitable conveyer frame 68. The `a'p'ron 67 and frame 68 may be the same as ordinary conveyer a rons and frames and therefore no detail f escription thereof is deemed necessary.

As will hereinafter appear the beet roots are carried outside of the guiding strip 64 and permitted to gravitate on to the rods 66 and these vlatter-fare inclined sutliciently to cause the beet i'o'ts to roll down to the conveyer 67 and bythe latter the beet roots are. elevated and. ultimately deposited' in a suitable receptacle such for instanre as a wagon moving along with the harvester.

The conveyer frame-.3 is mounted at the end adjacent tothedrum "1 upon a pivot.y

shaft-69'journa'led in a bracket 70 fast to the Y respective annulus 13. The shaft,69 carries sprocket wheels 71 for driving the conveyor belt 67 inthe usual manner.' The shaft'69 in continued to one side .of the conveyer, and

there carries a beveled pinion 72 ,meshing'l with a bevel gear 7 3 on one end ofacnuntei" shaft 74, and on the other end of thfi'siwiiuiter. f

shaft is a pinion 7 5 capable of bei brought into mesh Witlbthe gearteeth 12??` ferred to. The pinion 75 is splined to the shaft 74 so as .to rotate therewitlrbilft capable of longitudinal niovementfitlireon.

The pinion 7 is under the control of a 'hand lever 77 by whiehthe pinion may bemoved' into and'out of mesh with'the gear .teeth`f12v at the will of the operator, b11tsince-tliconveyer apron 67 is to be in operation except 'when' the machine is being transporte'cr'froing.

place to place this hand lever, :f7 may be. ocated with/1n the drum 1 so as to be accessible to the operator only when standing on the ground. Of course it is within thie scope of the invention to carry the hand lever 77 through the center of the drum l to the outside of the said drum and then carry it up until it is within reach of the operator on the seat 44, but ordinarily such an arrangement is unnecessary.

The inclination of the conveyer may be adjusted-by means of' a rope or cable 7S connected to the conveyer by a yoke 7 9 and at the other end being made fast to a winding drum 30 mounted on the bracket or eX- tension 48. lhe winding drum or Windlass is provided with a manipulating handle 81. and may be provided with a pawl and -ratchet construction 82 for holding the conveyer frame in adjusted positions. Any other means for holding the c'onveyer frame inthe adjusted position may be employed.

. Below the bar G5 and rods 66 there is a i chute 83 leading to the exterior of the drum l through the open central portion thereof and this chute is designed to receive the beet topsvand direct them to the exterior of the machine. In the present instance this chute is inclined so that beet tops readily gravitate to the exterior of the maehine'and drop to the ground.

i Let it be assumed that the machine is in operation upon a field of beets. `The plow points 5 5 enter the ground a short distance and they loosen up the ground on each side of the beet since the plow frame 54 straddles the beetsas the machine is drawn over the field. The beet tops are engaged by the stri and are directed thereby toward the kniib or cutter 6l. In the meantime the fingers 33 are being forced out ot their casings 25 so as to enter the ground on each side of the beets and these fingers are not only directed outwardly by the forward movement of the block 28 but are directed one toward the other by the rollers enthat the beet cannot escape between two adljacent pairs of lingers. The parts are so timed in operation that when the knife Gl has engaged the beet tops and been moved far enough to lsever the top from the beet the ngers 33 have fully embraced the beet and on the further progress of the machine begin to lift the beet from the' ground, which latter has in part been already' loosened by the plow-points 55. l In' the'meantime' the otherfingers 37 have engaged `the severed beet top and caused the same to travel along the upper side of the strip 64 while the finers 33v hold the beet root against the outer face of said strip 64. As soon as thenext beet in the lrow is encountered thenA the same process is repeated andv so throughout the row of beets. The beet roots are carried upward by the fingers 33' and the tops by the fingers 37. As the beet tops and roots are moved to the upper part of the machine by the continuous rotation of the drums 1 and 2, the tops are directed toward the chute 83 by the curved upper end of the strip 64, the fingers 37 being free to gravitate to a pendent position so as to free thev tops and permit them toffall into the chute by which latter they are directed to the outside of the machine. The, beet roots are carried-nip b the fingers -until thb latter "'rbach tlg ledges 39 by which the said 'lingers are caused to move intotthe frames orcrisings 25. l

of the upper end of the 'plate or strip 64 will permit the beets to begin to fall toward the rods' 66 by which they are ultimately caught and directed toward the conveyer belt 67 to be elevated to the top ofthe conveyer and deposited in a suitable wagon or other receptacle. The operation of removing the beets from the ground and tops from the beets is continuous and progressive so long asthe operator desires. n

Whenever the operator so desires the machine may be set at the inoperative position byvmovng the hand lever 42 in a forward direction and causing the lever to catch over one of the pins 45. This will cause the elevation of the plow`54 and at the same time the movement oi the arms 4l'so as to no longer direct the rollers 33 against the ledges 39.. Under these conditions the .fingers 33 will remain in the retracted position and will not enter the ground, If the machine is to be transported any 'distance then the oper-A ator may move the hand lever 77 -to disengage the pinion 75 from' the gear teeth 12 and then by winding up the rope or cable 78 on the drum 80 the conveyer frame 68 may be brought to an upright position in'closel relation to the drum l so as to bereut of the way for transportation. rThe machine hereinbefore described is a harvester for a 'single row of beets but it v imay be made for a double row of beets byA merely duplicating the digging mechanism l and 'suitably spacing the same. l lVhat is claimed 1s gl' l. A beet harvester having means for Sev-` ering the tops from the beets while the latter are in the ground, means for conveying the severed beet'tops to a point of dischargle, means for lifting the beet roots from twe with and common to'the conveying means for both the severed beet tops and beet roots for maintaining the said tops land roots separated throughout their passage to the ref' spective' points of discharge.

. 2;-In a' beet harvester, opposed seriesof .fingers, a carrier therefor, and -fneans for projecting'said fingers from and retraetng them into said carrier, and means for causground, and means for eauslng t ing the approach of the'free 'ends of opposed 4fingers while being-projected.

' 3. In 'a beet harvester, two rotatable series,

of fingers in opposed ."relatio'n, a carrier therefor, means for-causing the projection of said fingers from the carrler on approachoundand for holding them in the projecte position until they recede from the surface of the ground, and means for then retraeting the fingers intol the carrier vand so holding them until they again approach the ground.

4. 'In a beet harvester, two rotatable series of fingers in opposed relation, a carrier therefor, means'for causing the projection vof said fingers from the carrler on approaching the ground and for holding themin the projected surface o the ground, means-forthcn re-v tracting the fingers-into the carrier and so holding them until they again approach ,the e approach ofthe outer ends of the fingers one to'nrard the 'other while being projected, y In a beet harvester, two rotatable series of fingers in opposed relation, a carrier Itherefor, supports for the fingers in said carrier, and two coacting guides for causingvthe projection of the fingers from the carrier, one-of. said ides having a continuation beyond the ot erguide in the path of the finger supports for causingfthe retractionV of `tte finger-santo the carrier.

' 6. In a beet harvester, two rotatable series of fingers in' opposed relation, a carrier therefor, supports for the fin ers in said carrier two enacting4 guides or 4causing the 2 projectlon of the fingers from the carrier,

`one of said guides having a continuation beyond 'the other guide'in the path ofthe -finger supports, for 'causing the retraction of' the fingersinto v causing the approach `of the outer ends of ,the fingers. when projected.' v n y 7. In .abeet harvester, two rotatable series of ngers in opposed relation, a carrier therefor, and two eoaetingguides vfor causing `the projection of the fingers `from the carrier, one of said guides being movable into and out of operative of fingers in opposed relation, a carrier osition until they recede from the the'earrier, and means for 'l relation to the therefor, supports for the fingers in said car- `of fingers in opposed relation, a carrier therefor, supports for the fin ers in said carrier, Atwo concting guides or causing the projection of the fingers from the carrier, one of said rguides being movable into and out of operative relation to the other guide, and the second guide having a' continuation beyond the first named guide in the path of the fin er supports for causing the retraction o the fingers into the carrier, and means for causing the approach of the outer ends of the fingers when projected. o

.10. In a beet harvester, two rotatable drums, a circular series of fingers on each drum and supports for the fngersmovable radially in the drums, a non-rotatable member carried by the drums, guides on the non-rotatable member for causing radial movement of the finger supports, and means radially in the' drum, a non-rotatable member carried by the drums, two coacting guidesl on the non-rotatable member for causing radial movementpf the finger supports, one of said guides being movable into and out .of operative relation to the vother ment of the fingers during the radial movevment of their supports. y

12. In a beet harvester, rotatable inembers, a nou-rotatable member carried by the firstnamed members, circular series of fingers, in opposed relation on the rotatable members, and' guides on the non-rotatable member for causing movement of the fingers into'and out of 'the rotatable members by the rotationo the latter.

bers, a non-'rotatable member carried b the first named members, circular series o fingers 'in opposed relation on the rotatableV members and coacting guideson the ,non-f rotatable member for causin vmovement of the fingers into and out o the rotatable members by the rotation of the latter, one of said' uides'being movable into and out of opera, ive relation t-o the other guide.

14. 'In a beet harvester, a non-rotatable frame, two rotatable .drums inclosing the 13. In a beet harvester, rotatable mem-vv Los Y, guide, "and means. for causing lateral moveframe and constituting the support for the latter, a Circular series of fingers carried by each drum, supports for the fingers slidable radially in the drums, and guides on the frame for causing radial movement of the finger supports.

'15. In a neet harvester, a non-rotatable frame, t\vo rotatable drums inelosing the frame and constituting the supports for the latter, a circular series f fingers carried by one end to the block ,and movableithrough vone end of the casing, and means \.t such-end l ea'ch drum,'snpports for the fingers slidable radially in the drums, guides on the frame for causingy radial movement of the finger supports, and means for causinglmovement of theffingers to and from each other in the direction lateral to the radial movement of the finger supports.

16. In a -beet harvester, a nonrotatable frame, two rotatable drums inclosing the frame and constituting the supports for the latter. a circular series of' fingers carried by each drum, supports for the fingers slidable 'rotatable frame connecting and spacing the` drums, and means for causing the projection of the fingers Jfrom and their retraction into the drums in sequence and ,tl1e simultaneous.-rnovement oftheonter ends of the fingers in av direction parallel with the axis of rotation of the drums.

18. In a beet harvester, two spaced and independently rotatable drums each carryingb a circular series of' fingers, an intermediate Anon-rotatable frame connecting and spacing i the drums, means for eauslng the projectiony of the fingers fromand their retraction into the drums 1n sequence and the simultaneous movement oi. the outer ends of the fingers 1n a direction parallel with the axis of rotation of the drums, `other fingers carried by and rotatable with the drums and moving in a path interior to the first named fingers, and a separating member intermediate ot' the paths of the two sets of fingers. f

19. Inabeet harvestcr,twio spaced and in-v dependently rotatable drnms each carr ingv a circular series of' fingers, an interino( late rotatable frame (zonnet-,ting and spacing the drums, means for causing the projection of the fingers from and their retraction into the drums in 'sequence andthe simultaneous movement of the'o'nter ends of' the fingers Ain a` direction parallel with the axis of rotation of the drums, other fingers carried by and' rotatable with the drums and moving in a travel of the block.`

sevres path interior to the first named fingers, andi` a separating'stri between the active paths of the two sets or fingers, said strip extending from a point substantially coincident lwith the engagementof 'the fingers l'with the beets to a'pomt of release thereof. 1 I 7f0 20. 4In a 'beet harvester, rotatable drums each having a circular series of se mental casings with guides vradially dispose a-slid-l Iing block in eachcasing, a finger pivoted at of the casing forxcausin' amovement ofthe outer end of the finger ateral to the lineot" travel of theblock.

21. ln a beet harvester, rotatable druins'SO' each vhaving a circular series .of segmental casings with guides radially disposed, a ,slidi ing block in each casing, a finger pivoted at one end to the block. and movableI through one end ofthe easing,` and an alithfrictiona, roller at such end` of the casing at one` side;

ofthe line of travel ofthe block fordivert-i ing the directionfof travelofthe "outerI fendj of ythe finger with Vrelation to the`,lix 1 e c.

./i.. fa 22. l'njabeetharvester, a'pair of spar drums, an intermediate' non-rotatable. .corr-x necting frame therefor, a'circularfseriesof fingers carried by each 'drnmfand movable." into and ont of the latter, supports `for the fingersy movable; therewith and lprovided`,'vi'it l 1 projectingV parts, the` nonrotatable.frame carrying guides concentric for a portiony o fj their. length with theaxis o f thedrnnis and determining the` inner limit ol travel'ofthelo fingersl and at the ends extendingtowardm the periphery of the' drums, 'sa-id.v guides bel". ing in the paths of the projecting members on the finger supports, and other guid'ejinem f bers carried by the frame antl'eoaetin'g with 105 the first named guide members fora portion l of the length of the latter.

23. ln a beet harvester, va. pair of spaced' drums, an intermediate non-rotatable con! neeting frame therefor, a circular series of fingers carried 'by each drum and Inova-ble into'and ont of the'latter, supports foitthe l fingers movable therewith and' provided with projectingv parts, the non rotatable frame carrying gmdes concentric fora rpor tion of their length Withlthe axisof` the drums and'determining the inner'lim i t gof the travel ofthe fingers and at theends extending toward "the periphery of ith drums, said guides being in the paths: of thev projecting members on `the ngerv supports,"

and pivotally mounted guide arms movable' into andout of operative relation. withV a j portion of the first'named gnides.- l

24. In a beet harvester, a pairy of spaced drums, an-intermediate non-rotatable conf necting frame therefor, a circular series of fingers carried by each drum and movableelle into and out of the latter, supports for the fingers movable therewith 'and provided with projecting parts, the non rotatable frame carrying guides concentric for a p0rtion of their lengt-h with the axis of the drums and determining the inner limit of the t avel of the fingers and at the ends extending toward the periphery of the drums, said guides heilig in the paths of the projecting members on vthe finger supports, pivotally mounted guide arms movable into and out vof' operative relation with a portion of the first named guides. and means for preventing-the projecting members on .t he finger supports from passing to the active sides of the. guide arms when the direction of rotation of the drums is reversed.

Q5. ln a beet. harvester, a pair of spaced drums, an intermediate non-rotatable connect-ing frame therefor, a circular series of fingers carried by each drum and movable into and out of the latter, supports for the provided with fingers'n'lovable therewith and projecting parts, the non-rotatable frame carrying guides concentric for a portion of their length with the axis of the drums, and determining the (inner limits of travel of' the fingers andj at the ends extending toward the periphery of the drums, said ,guides being in the paths of the projecting members on the finger supports, pivotally mounted guide arms movable into and out of operat'ive relation with a portion of the first named guides, and links pivoted to the outer ends of said arms and slidably mounted at the other ends in the non-rotatable frame.

2G. A beet harvester having means for severing the tops from the beets latter are in the ground. means for engaging the severed tops to move them toward a point of discharge, means for lifting the heet roots from the ground and for 'n'ioving the roots to a point of discharge, a, Vcommon operating means for. actuating the means for moving both the beet tops and the beet roots to the respective points of discharge, and a means common to tlre means for moving the severed tops toward the point of discharge and the means for moving the roots toward the point of discharge for directing the tops and roots separately to their respective points of discharge.

27. ln a beet harvester, two `rotatable drums each carrying fingers movablefinto' the drumsland out 'oft the same peripherally l gers, one

while the Vin a. direction to bring the outer ends of the fingers into clbse relation, other fingers carried by the drums closer'to the axis thereof *than the first named fingers. a dividing strip between the two sets of fingers through their active travel, means for cutting the beet tops from the beet roots and directing theml to one side of the dividing strip in the path of the second named fingers. and separate means for receiving the beet roots and beet tops. y

Q8. In a beet harvester, rotatable drums, fingers 011 each drum capable of being moved into and out of said drains at the periphery thereof, coactiiig guides :tor causing the projecting and retracting movement of said finof said guides being movable into and out of operative relation to the other, a plow Vmember for loosening the earth about the beets, and means common to both the movable guide members and the plow for adjusting them simultaneously.

29. ln a beetharvester, rotatable drums, fingerson each drinn capable of being moved into and out of said drums at the periphery thereof, coat-ting guides for fausing the projecting and retracting moven'ients of the fint gers, one of said guide members being movother, a plow member for loosening the earth about the beets, a rock shaft carrying the movable guide members, an 'aljm on sha ft, connections between the arm and plow, and means for 'operating the rock shaft to simultaneously adjust the guide members y and-plow.

i 30. ln a .beet lpu'vester, a non-rotatable frame having a Vircular track on each side thereof, a rotatable supporting drum on each side ot'- the frame, said drums having an internal annular track matching the corresponding track on the frame, a 'series of roller bearings lit-,tween each drum and the non-rotatable frame, and a-rod for each series of rollers bent at intervals to embrace FRED. C. IHARD] NG.

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' able into and ont of active relation to the' the journals' ot the rollers and space the' the rock 

